New Delhi, Jun 29

Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday administered the oath or affirmation to seven newly elected and re-elected members of the Upper House during a ceremony held in the Rajya Sabha Chamber at Parliament House, formally enabling them to assume their parliamentary responsibilities.

The members who took the oath were Mansingh Meraman Parmar, Tarun Chugh, Alka Singh, Jitendra Meghjibhai Kanzariya, Rajendra Hiralal Jain, M Nagaraja and Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, according to a statement issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

"The Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan administered oath/affirmation today in Rajya Sabha Chamber to seven newly elected/re-elected Members," the Secretariat said in its official statement.

According to the Secretariat, four members took the oath or affirmation in Hindi, while one each took it in Kannada, Punjabi and Manipuri. Among the members, two are from Gujarat, while one each represents Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur and Rajasthan.

The ceremony was attended by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Leader of the House and union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, Rajya Sabha members Jairam Ramesh and Praful Patel, Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody and other senior Secretariat officials.

Under the Constitution, every newly elected or re-elected Member of Parliament is required to take an oath or affirmation before taking a seat in the House and participating in its proceedings. In the Rajya Sabha, the oath is administered by the Chairman.

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